Jake Tapper and Alex Thompson recount anecdotes of Biden's memory failing
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[0:01] Welcome back to the takea. Former
[0:02] President Joe Biden is releasing his
[0:04] book, Promise Me America Next Week. He
[0:07] said today his prostate cancer and
[0:09] related treatments have forced him to
[0:11] cut back. Promotion of this presidential
[0:13] memoir on X. Biden said treatment quote
[0:17] sometimes slows me down. What that means
[0:19] is unfortunately I won't be able to do
[0:22] as many conversations about my book as
[0:24] I'd hoped. quote, "Earlier today, I
[0:27] spoke with CNN anchor Jake Tapper and
[0:29] Axios national correspondent Alex
[0:31] Thompson about original sin, their
[0:34] booklength reporting on Biden's mental
[0:36] and physical decline while in office.
[0:38] The paperback releases this week. Here
[0:40] is part of our conversation.
[0:44] Jake Alex, the new reporting involves an
[0:46] anecdote with Joe Biden and his memory
[0:49] of Bo and Bob Dole." Jake, what did you
[0:51] find? Uh, according to a source that
[0:54] spoke with then President Biden in 2024,
[0:58] there were times, especially in the
[1:00] evening, when
[1:03] his memory would evade him and he would
[1:06] think that Bob Dole was still alive. Bob
[1:09] Dole died in 2021. Uh, President B